Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 4PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 15). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 6°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 6 | ESE 11 | SSW 5 | NE 8 | S 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 115 | 113 | 77 | 69 | 67 | 78 | 80 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 38 | 82 | 116 | 104 | 47 | 64 | 103 | 101 | 67 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:40AM1.81m | 7:02PM1.72m | 7:32AM1.75m | 7:55PM1.65m | 8:27AM1.70m | 8:51PM1.59m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:58PM0.30m | 1:19AM0.30m | 1:51PM0.38m | 2:10AM0.38m | 2:44PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 4 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 6 |
| kJ | 92 | 66 | 46 | 34 | 58 | 78 | 80 | 58 | 36 | 37 | 33 | 14 | 16 | 26 | 35 | 51 | 46 | 31 | 57 | 93 | 67 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ENE 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | NNE 7 |
| kJ | 115 | 113 | 77 | 69 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 6 | 38 | 82 | 55 | 54 | 43 | 30 | 58 | 57 | 46 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 13 | NE 13 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 10 | SSW 14 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 67 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 36 | 9 | 6 | 116 | 104 | 47 | 64 | 71 | 43 | 51 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | — | — | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | SSW 3 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 8 | 31 | 96 | — | — | 10 | 7 | 6 | 14 | — | 3 | 16 | — | — | — | — | 103 | 101 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 160 | 160 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 5 |
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